Originations of government-insured mortgages increased by 11.0% in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the previous quarter. Conventional-conforming and nonconforming products lost share during the quarter. (Includes two data tables.)
Speaking at the MBA secondary conference, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra pushed back against the argument that credit reporting fees are distinct from junk fees. He said the term junk fee extends to fees that lack competition in the market.
Would a second Trump administration be more likely to take the GSEs out from under the government’s thumb? It didn’t work the first time around, but Biden hasn’t been interested at all.